The B.O.B. Ride

3 1/2 – 4 hours, severe climbing, some offroad

This ride can be done clockwise or counterclockwise, depending on your desired level of pain. The route below is counterclockwise, which is much more sane. Of course, both directions cover the same distance and the same amount of climbing, but going clockwise requires you to climb up Bohlman-On Orbit-Bohlman (B.O.B.) and Black Mountain Road, both of which rank in the top 5 most difficult climbs I’ve ever done. For now, I’ll be going counterclockwise, climbing longer but more believable slopes.

1. Home
2. South on Shoreline
3. Left on Foothill
4. Stay on Foothill past the reservoir
5. Right on Stevens Creek Rd.
6. Left up Redwood Gulch steep
7. Right on Highway 9
8. Left on Skyline
9. Left on Black Mtn. Rd. steep downhill
10. Left on Montevina, along Hwy. 17 to start
11. At top of Montevina, continue into Open Space Preserve on trail
12. Stay left at trail intersections, keep heading uphill
13. Trail empties onto top of Bohlman Rd. (entrance to trail is on right side of road for those going clockwise)
14. Descend Bohlman steep
15. Right on On Orbit
16. Right onto Bohlman again
17. At bottom of Bohlman continue downhill through Saratoga to Big Basin Way (Hwy. 9). Oak Street usually the main route
18. Left (north) onto Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road
19. Left on Prospect
20. Left on McClellan
21. Right on Foothill
22. Right on Miramonte (Shoreline)
23. Home